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Two Conifer High students were killed and one was injured in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday night on U.S. 285 near Pine Junction. The accident, which occurred about 7 p.m., closed the road for five hours.

The driver and passenger in a silver Honda were both killed, and a third person in the back seat of that car was injured.

The dead were identified as 16-year-old Kenny Barnett of Evergreen and Mara C. Parslow, also 16, of Morrison. Kenny Barnett’s brother, Austin, 18, was transported from the scene by helicopter to St. Anthony Hospital in Denver.

Four people, including two children and two adults, were taken to the hospital in two Evergreen Fire/Rescue ambulances after a crash that sent one car over an embankment and into the drainage ditch near the post office about 4 p.m. Monday.

The accident blocked traffic in the two westbound lanes of Evergreen Parkway during rush hour.

EFR personnel had to remove the door of the car in the ditch to free one of the occupants.

No information was available on the circumstances of the collision or the extent of the injuries, although no one walked away on their own.

Jeffco sheriff’s deputies closed down the area around a house at 28907 Clover Lane near Meadow Drive in Evergreen after a dry-ice bomb detonated Monday morning in a mailbox.

Officers found two more dry-ice bombs in nearby mailboxes. The sheriff’s office says this type of incident is a prank that usually happens between six to eight times a year. Anyone with information is urged to call the sheriff’s office at 303-271-5612.

As deputies were approaching the dwelling, the suspect opened the door and surrendered, according to a sheriff’s department news release. The man’s address was listed as 26194 Columbine Trail in Kittredge.

A group of Evergreen eighth-graders and their basement-made robot, Bruce, won first place in the Colorado FIRST Lego League Robotics competition at the University of Colorado at Denver.

The foursome snagged the prestigious award on Dec. 12 over 52 other teams with the best overall score based on four categories: teamwork, robot design, robot game performance, and a research project on a bike/car safety device.

The 13th annual Skate the Lake Winter Festival will run from 6 p.m. to midnight on New Year’s Eve, with all proceeds benefiting Drive Smart Evergreen/Conifer.

In addition to skating Thursday evening on Evergreen Lake, there will be food, dancing, bonfires, sleigh rides and music provided by Straykatz Production. Fireworks displays will start at 8 p.m. and at midnight.

As deputies were approaching the dwelling, the suspect opened the door and surrendered, according to a sheriff’s department news release. The man’s address was listed as 26194 Columbine Trail in Kittredge.